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The defending Premiership champions Manchester United are coming back as strong as ever, but many still doubt their ability to win it all again. The team has been quiet for the majority of the transfer season, and it has yet to be seen if that was a good thing or a bad thing.
Last season Real Madrid came in 2nd in La Liga and made it to the Champions League semifinals, but the big question for them this season is can they beat Barcelona?
Fulham has already started their regular season games for the 2011-12 season in the UEFA Europa League. These few games have given us insight into the team that new manager Martin Jol will field in the Premier League when it starts this Saturday.
Fans are clamoring for this year to be the one for Liverpool to finally end their drought and win the Premiership. Indeed, it has been over 20 years since the Reds last achieved such a thing, but the team has been right there nearly every year contending for top honors.
Everton football has become almost non-competitive in recent years, finishing consistently in the middle of the table each year. This is a complete reversal for a club that use to be on the same level as Manchester United in the past, and is so dominant in terms of fans.
The Blackburn Rovers had a dreadful season in 2010, finishing 11-17-10. A lot of people credit the clubs collapse to the recent acquisition of the team by Indian poultry company Venky’s Limited, and critics are blaming the new owners for many fans having flown the coop.
In the Bolton Wanderers’ final game of the 2010 season, a FA Cup semi-final, the Wanderers were embarrassed by Stoke City in a 5-0 defeat. And so goes Bolton’s season, year after year, finishing near the bottom of the table.
Aston Villa is going into the new year with one of the most talented rosters in the history of club, and recent transactions will go a long way in their pursuit to shock the world and win their first ever Premiership title.
Going into the 2010-11 season, Arsenal’s hopes were high, and they thought they had every piece necessary to win the Premiership. Unfortunately, though, they were overshadowed once again by Manchester United.
Champions in 2009 and last year’s runner up Chelsea, ended what most top flight clubs would consider a successful 21-win campaign, with a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Manchester United in the Premier League quarterfinals.
David Beckham and Thierry Henry will turn out for an MLS All-Stars team against Wayne Rooney’s Manchester United on Wednesday, July 27 at Red Bull Stadium in New Jersey.
From the day Portland entered the MLS, Timbers’ fans have anticipated this match—Seattle’s first trip to JELD-WEN Field.
The Houston Dynamo will look to continue its success on the road by snatching a second consecutive win at the Dick, against a struggling host Colorado Rapids in an inter-conference Independence Day extravaganza on ESPN2 on Sunday night.
The San Jose Earthquakes will try to shake things up when they play host the New York Red Bulls in a Major League Soccer inter-conference match-up on ESPN this Saturday night.
In Major League Soccer’s ESPN Game of the Week, the New York Red Bulls will have a chance to show off their talented offense when they travel to the Emerald City to kick off against the Seattle Sounders in a matchup of two top-tier teams.
Sporting Kansas City will end a 10-game road trip by playing its first match in its brand new stadium on Thursday night, when they take on a struggling Chicago Fire side that is currently in the midst of a club-record 10-game winless run.
